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Iowa Code § 28A.6 (2026)

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1. Upon receipt of the resolution, the county commissioner of elections shall place the proposition on the ballot of a special election but not at a general election, called by the governing body of the metropolitan area. At the election, the proposition shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall the Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority be established effective on the ................ day of ........................ (month), ............ (year)? YES........ NO........

2. Notice of the election shall be given by publication as required in section 49.53 in a newspaper of general circulation in the metropolitan area. At the election, the ballot used for submission of the proposition shall be substantially the form for submitting special questions at general elections.

3. The proposition is approved if the vote in favor of the proposition is a simple majority of the total votes cast on the proposition in the metropolitan area.

4. If the proposition is approved, the governing body of the county shall enact an ordinance authorizing the joining of the authority. 91 Acts, ch 198, §5 CS91, §330B.6 C93, §28A.6 2000 Acts, ch 1058, §56 Referred to in §28A.5, 28A.8, 28A.17, 28A.25 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1980–1998 · leading case: Tel. Herald, Inc. v. City of Dubuque, 297 N.W.2d 529 (Iowa 1980).

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Tel. Herald, Inc. v. City of Dubuque, 297 N.W.2d 529 (Iowa 1980). · cites it 40× “, publisher of a Dubuque newspaper, brought a section 28A.6 law action against the city of Dubuque and the individual council members, seeking judicial enforcement of chapter 28A, The Code 1979.”

Wedergren v. Bd. of Directors, 307 N.W.2d 12 (Iowa 1981). · cites it 3× “The parties have apparently chosen to litigate the open meetings issue in another action under section 28A.6. It is enough for us to decide that, even if violations occurred, they would not void any action taken by the Board in discharging Wedergren.”

Dillon v. City of Davenport, 366 N.W.2d 918 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 2× “The provisions of subsection 28A.6(3)(e) make illegal actions void if a suit for enforcement is brought within six months of the violation, but only if the court finds that the public interest in the enforcement of a policy of the law outweighs the public interest in sustaining…”

Stoldt v. City of Toronto, 678 P.2d 153 (Kan. 1984). “§ 12-2806 (1979); Iowa Code Ann. § 28A.6 (West 1983 Supp.); Neb.”

Keeler v. Iowa State Bd. of Pub. Instruction, 331 N.W.2d 110 (Iowa 1983). · cites it 2× “See § 28A.6(1). An evi-dentiary proceeding is necessary, and special remedies are available.”

Schumacher v. Lisbon Sch. Bd., 582 N.W.2d 183 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 2× “We said: Under section 28A.6(3) [predecessor to present statute], the court that orders payment of costs and reasonable attorney fees is the same court that makes the prior “finding by a preponderance of the evidence that a governmental body has violated any provision of this…”

— Iowa Code § 28A.6(1) — 1 case

Keeler v. Iowa State Bd. of Pub. Instruction, 331 N.W.2d 110 (Iowa 1983). “See § 28A.6(1). An evi-dentiary proceeding is necessary, and special remedies are available.”

— Iowa Code § 28A.6(2) — 1 case

Keeler v. Iowa State Bd. of Pub. Instruction, 331 N.W.2d 110 (Iowa 1983). “See § 28A.6(1). An evi-dentiary proceeding is necessary, and special remedies are available.”

— Iowa Code § 28A.6(3) — 2 cases

Tel. Herald, Inc. v. City of Dubuque, 297 N.W.2d 529 (Iowa 1980). “, publisher of a Dubuque newspaper, brought a section 28A.6 law action against the city of Dubuque and the individual council members, seeking judicial enforcement of chapter 28A, The Code 1979.”

Schumacher v. Lisbon Sch. Bd., 582 N.W.2d 183 (Iowa 1998). “We said: Under section 28A.6(3) [predecessor to present statute], the court that orders payment of costs and reasonable attorney fees is the same court that makes the prior “finding by a preponderance of the evidence that a governmental body has violated any provision of this…”

— Iowa Code § 28A.6(3)(a)(3) — 1 case

— Iowa Code § 28A.6(3)(b) — 1 case

— Iowa Code § 28A.6(3)(c) — 2 cases

Wedergren v. Bd. of Directors, 307 N.W.2d 12 (Iowa 1981). “The parties have apparently chosen to litigate the open meetings issue in another action under section 28A.6. It is enough for us to decide that, even if violations occurred, they would not void any action taken by the Board in discharging Wedergren.”

— Iowa Code § 28A.6(3)(e) — 1 case

Dillon v. City of Davenport, 366 N.W.2d 918 (Iowa 1985). “The provisions of subsection 28A.6(3)(e) make illegal actions void if a suit for enforcement is brought within six months of the violation, but only if the court finds that the public interest in the enforcement of a policy of the law outweighs the public interest in sustaining…”

— Iowa Code § 28A.6(4) — 1 case

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